Indigenous food systems : concepts, cases, and conversations

Settee, Priscilla, 1948- (Added Author). Shukla, Shailesh, 1969- (Added Author).

Summary: "Through research and case studies, Indigenous and non-Indigenous food scholars and community practitioners explore the concepts, practices, and contemporary issues of various Indigenous food systems across Canada, including Anishinaabeg, Asatiwisipe, Cree, Métis, Migmag, and Tsartlip Nations. They also document community experiences and perspectives on these food systems, demonstrating how different Indigenous communities are leading the way to design and implement community-based initiatives in collaborative and cooperative spirit with other Indigenous communities, organizations, and non-Indigenous allies to improve health, well-being, and food security of current and future generations of Indigenous Peoples as well as other citizens of Canada. In particular, the chapters of this book highlight (a) the salient features of Indigenous food systems, (b) some of the barriers and challenges to Indigenous food systems, and (c) the potential solutions to address these barriers and reclaim cultural identity and resurgence, thereby achieving food security and food sovereignty."--

Record details

ISBN: 9781773381091 (pbk.)
Physical Description: viii, 284 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
print
Publisher: Toronto : Canadian Scholars, 2020.
Copyright: ©2020

Content descriptions

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Includes bibliographical references.

Formatted Contents Note:

Foreword: Celebrating Indigenous food systems: restoring Indigenous food traditions, knowledges, and values for a sustainable future / Harriet Kuhnlein -- Introduction / Priscilla Settee and Shailesh Shukla -- SECTION I : Concepts: understanding the context. Reflections and Realities: Expressions of Food Sovereignty in the Fourth World / Dawn Morrison -- Indigenous Philosophies and Perspectives on Traditional Food Systems Including Food as Cultural Identity: Maintaining Food Security in Elsipogtog First Nation, New Brunswick / Elisa Levi -- Aki Miijim (Land Food) and the Sovereignty of the Asatiwisipe Anishinaabeg Boreal Forest Food System / Agnieszka Pawlowska-Mainville -- "Food Will Be What Brings the People Together": Constructing Counter Narratives from the Perspective of Indigenous Foodways / Leslie Dawson -- SECTION II: Cases: community-based action. A Collection of Voices: Land-Based Leadership, Community Wellness, and Food Knowledge Revitalization of the WJOLELP Tsartlip First Nation Garden Project / Erynne M. Gilpin and Mary Hayes -- Cultivating Resurgence from the Indigenous Food Sovereignty Lens: A Case Study from Northern Manitoba / Asfia Gulrukh Kamal and Ithinto Mechisowin Program Committee -- Rebuilding Cultural Identity and Indigenous Food Sovereignty with Indigenous Youth through Traditional Food Access and Skills in the City / Tabitha Robin (Martens) and Jaime Cidro -- Learnings from a Food Security Action Group in Alexander First Nation / Hara Nikolopoulos, Anna Farmer, David Dyck Fehderau, Joanna Campiou,and Noreen Willows -- Food Justice in the Inner City: Reflections from a Program of Public Health Nutrition Research in Saskatchewan / Lise Kouri, Rachel Engler-Stringer, Tenille Thomson, and Melody Wood -- SECTION III: Conversations: commentary and contemporary issues. Damming Food Sovereignty of Indigenous Peoples: A Case Study of Food Security at O-Pipon-Na-Piwin Cree Nation / Shirley Thompson and Pepper Pritty -- The Impact of Climate Change on Indigenous Food Sovereignty / Priscilla Settee -- Perspectives from Métis Harvesters in Manitoba on Concerns and Challenges to Sustaining Traditional Harvesting Practices and Knowledge: A Distinctions-Based Approach to Indigenous Food Sovereignty / Brielle Beaudin-Reimer -- Socio-Historical Influences and Impacts on Indigenous Food Systems in Southwestern Ontario: The Experiences of Elder Women Living On- and Off-Reserve / Hannah Tait Neufeld -- Synthesis / Shailesh Shukla and Priscilla Settee.